Open AccessSyphilis of fungal world: Novel skin manifestations of histoplasmosis in an immunocompetent host
Author(s) -
Anza Khader,
Mamatha George,
Sandhya George,
Uma Rajan,
Kunnummal Muhammed
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
indian journal of dermatology/indian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.395
H-Index - 36
eISSN - 1998-3611
pISSN - 0019-5154
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5154.103089
Subject(s) - histoplasmosis , medicine , skin biopsy , dermatology , syphilis , histoplasma , skin infection , pathology , histoplasma capsulatum , biopsy , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , immunology , biology , bacteria , genetics , staphylococcus aureus
A case of chronic disseminated cutaneous histoplasmosis with unusual skin manifestations in an immunocompetent host is reported. Presence of cutaneous ulcers, linear erythematous plaques, skin coloured atrophic plaques and recurrent self-limiting oral ulcers in a single patient has not been documented in literature so far. Diagnosis was established by identifying small intracellular yeast-like cells of Histoplasma in tissue smear and skin biopsy. Leishman stained tissue smear proves to be an easy and simple procedure for diagnosis of histoplasmosis